ESL Pro Tour - Warcraft III updates

The ESL Pro Tour for Warcraft III is set to start July 22nd with qualifiers as we head towards the WC3 Championship for 2021. After listening to feedback from the community, players, and fans we've decided to make some changes to the EPT since our last communication on 13/5.

We've been closely investigating conditions regarding our planned season finals. Our evaluation concluded that despite the intention behind them, we are unable to maintain optimal conditions for a competitive environment and therefore have decided to remove global online competition. Our competitions will remain regional until the Championship in Katowice of 2021. We are going to be reallocating the $30,000 in prize money to the Championship event, which is now:

Online Season 2020

	Prize Money	Points
1.	$2,400	600
2.	$1,200	400
3. - 4.	$800	250
5. - 8.	$600	120
9. - 12.	$400	60
13. - 16.	$200	30

The next 6 from qualification earn 15 points

	Prize Money	Points
1.	$2,400	450
2.	$1,200	300
3. - 4.	$800	190
5. - 8.	$600	90
9. - 12.	$400	45
13. - 16.	$200	25

The next 6 from qualification earn 10 points

	Prize Money	Points
1.	$1,600	300
2.	$1,000	150
3. - 4.	$600	80
5. - 6.	$400	50
7. - 8.	$200	25

The next 3 from qualification earn 10 points

Championship 2021

	Player	Prize Money
1.	1	$50,000
2.	1	$20,000
3. - 4.	2	$12,000
5. - 8.	4	$5,000
9. - 12.	4	$3,000
13. - 16.	4	$1,000

Asian Division

We’ve increased the size of the division from 8 to 16 and have added open qualification. For the first season of the ESL Pro Tour, we will be inviting the top 4 from the ongoing WGL competition which concludes on July 19th.

European Division

Invited players to Season 1 are Happy, Foggy, Thorzain & Hawk. Invites are through the EPT ranking.

American Division

Hitman is the only invited player directly into the first season. Both n3m0n1c & Ark are tied on EPT points from DH Anaheim and will be required to play a tie-breaker for the final invitation, more information coming soon.

Following seasons will be invited based on the result of the previous season.

	Invites	Qualifier Spots
Season 1	4	12
Season 2	8	8
Season 3	8	8

	Invites	Qualifier Spots
Season 1	4	12
Season 2	8	8
Season 3	8	8

	Invites	Qualifier Spots
Season 1	2	6
Season 2	4	4
Season 3	4	4

Here is the full schedule for all divisions. Sign up within your region & attempt to compete within the ESL Pro Tour.

	Dates	Slots	Sign up
Asia Open Qualifier #1	Friday 24th July	8	Start now
Asia Open Qualifier #2	Saturday 25th July	8	Start now
Asia Open Qualifier #3	Sunday 26th July	8	Start now
Asia Closed Qualifier	Saturday 1st August
Asia Closed Qualifier	Sunday 2nd August


Europe Open Qualifier #1	Friday 24th July	8	Start now
Europe Open Qualifier #2	Saturday 25th July	8	Start now
Europe Open Qualifier #3	Sunday 26th July	4*	Start now
Europe Last Chance Qualifier	Friday 31st July	2	Start now
Europe Closed Qualifier	Saturday 1st August
Europe Closed Qualifier	Sunday 2nd August

The winning players of Season 1 from the French & Spanish ESL National Championships will be invited to the closed qualifier of EPT Season 1.

* last round losers continue on 31st July for a last chance


America Open Qualifier #1	Friday 24th July	4	Start now
America Open Qualifier #2	Saturday 25th July	4	Start now
America Open Qualifier #3	Sunday 26th July	2*	Start now
America Closed Qualifier	Saturday 1st August
America Closed Qualifier	Sunday 2nd August

The winning players of Season 1 and Season 2 from the Australian ESL National Championship will be invited to the closed qualifier for EPT Season 1.

* if the same player wins the Australian NC seasons 1&2, a 3rd slot will be awarded here

There have been a few tweaks to our scheduling based on the updates above, the season schedules are as follows:

We are currently working on publishing our rulebook & regulations for the upcoming season which will hold all detailed information for the ESL Pro Tour. Make sure to follow us on social media to leave feedback or simply for all the latest news and updates!

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